The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-10-18

Action OF the Grounds and Buildings and
Street Committees.

hc Nommlitcc on tfO0n0s ana BUM
ings met In the Office Of the City Engi-
neer yesterday evening
The question as 10 the occupancy OF
the keepers house at the New Reservoir
was raised.
Mr.. Kendlar thought it would be dis
turbing the present condition OF matter
TO turn Mr. Calder out.
Mr.. Pizzini suggested that Colonel
Cutshaw and Major Bolton, his assistant
consider the matter in conjunction WIN
The Water Committee.
4 colloQuial discussion followed, during
which Colonel Cutshaw said that not
many davs after Mr.. Calder was appoint
ed keeper of the New Reservoir, he went
there and found that he was utterly in
capacitated for the duties required OF
him. He found that he did not know
how to aise the gates so as TO turn
ON the water from The Reservoir how "a
clean the top gates or bottom gates when
iudiciOus action deemed one or the other
necessary. He did not know how ia
work the gates which allows the inllo"
of water from the pumps. and IN iaci
knew nothing
He added that the keeper of the reseI--
voir should be a man who UNDERSTOOD all
these duties and a man who wOuld al
least do some work for the pay when ht
gets.
The entire matter Is now in the hands
of the Engineer. his assistants, and the
Water Committee Depriest is The keeper
of the park but does not live there yet
Calder lives there but perhaps will not be-
fore few days elapse.
The committee agreed unanimously II
decorate. on The occasion of the laying oil
the Lee monument cornerstone, The
present building, known as the City Hall
also the new building now being erected
with such bunting and flags as may be OF
hand and If there were not enough oil
them. to- buy more. The committee also
ordered that $25 be appropriated to buy
flags 10 decorate Monroe Park Oh the
27th of This month.
The payroll for the past week, amount
ing To- S2,500, was ordered TO be paid.
After discussion it was decided that
contingent fund of $50 be given The CH>
Engineer TO pay the freight ON the iron ITO,
work received from the North ! h'
idea is that If the freight reaches more
than $50 the balance due will De allowed
so that ALWAYS there will be this coniine
ent fund for this particular purpose.
Adjourned at 7.4j.
STREET COMMITTEE
The Committee 0n Streets met at
o'clock I'm the City Engineers oillce
There was a full attendance.
The committee ordered that the pay
roll of the caats and hands, ,OsO' Do
paid.
A number Of petitions and resolutions
from the Council regarding sewers ane
paving of alleys and alterations OF grade
were read. considered, and disposed OF
The petition Of the Ladies Hollywood
Memorial Association, signed by MIs
Lucy b. Webb. president, asking that tn'
committee clean the soldiers graves %
HOLLYWOOD cemetery so that this portion
of the cemetery would present TO the eN
nected visitors presentable appearance
was appreciated. and the city hands an'
carts were ordered tO do the work.
The amendment 10 the ordinance rel
ative 10 the travel of heavily ladene'
warons ON macadamized streets west %
Seventh street. was read and laid ON th'
fable for action az The next meeting.
The committee recommended paVini
the street an front Of NeddeL Memoiia
church I'm Rockets also, the Methods
church in Rockets.
a pctition was read asking that all th
property Of ST. Joseph Catholic chuIcI
ON First street be paved at the ciiy.s eN
nense The committee recommcndc
That the street I'm front of ST. Joseph
church be paved. the other frontage to b
Dayed al the cost of the owners
The committee then opened blds lo
hauling dirt from the excavation oil
Twenty second street and paving street
as follows
BIDS
Hauling dirt A. J.. Philips, 22i cent
ner cubic ward and 8 cent additional pc
cubic ward for each 100 feet hauled aile
600 feet. G.. y Goodwin, 23l cents pc
cubic ward and / cent in addition 10
600 foot haul W T. Ford, 20 cents io
500 feet. each other 500 feet cent addi
liona
Colonel CutshaN said that the bids %
Phillips and Ford were equal
The committee awarded the conlrac
TO A. l.. Phillips.
Paving streets Sixth street anC
around the Market Thomas Barry, 20
cents per cubic yard. A. Rick, ~ cent
per cubic yard j. W Munhurne' *
cents ,,,
The contract was given TO Mr. Ihoma
Barry ,.,
Paving Thirteen street Thomas Barry
95j. A Rick. 73 10 j. W Wienburn'
17l. ,.,
The contract was given TO Mr.. Rick.
Curbing Twenty iiIst between Marshal
and Broad j. b Mitchell soc. per loot
Virginia state Granite Company, Sic. \
Byron, nc
f Upon the assurance that he Woul
promptly do the work the contract wa
given 90 A Byron.
The committee at 9.4O adjourned.
Biil Rejected.
Mr. j. t. Gicayts the Commonwealth